Why AP is standing for your right to speak freely

Julie Pace, AP Executive Editor The Associated Press is back in a courtroom Monday defending itself and our principles against the White House, continuing to fight

Big tech’s creative financing is fooling no one

Shuli Ren, Bloomberg Ambition comes at a cost. As tech companies race to build out their AI infrastructure, those doing creative financing deals are being penalized by

Does Mr. Big Short really get value investing… or AI?

Shuli Ren, Bloomberg Michael Burry, star of The Big Short, is too famous for his own good. News that his Scion Asset Management has decided to

Can the world quit coal?

Stacy D. VanDeveer, UMass Boston As world leaders, researchers, activists and lobbyists gather in Brazil for the 30th annual United Nations climate conference, frustration is high that

Does the US now have a casino economy? Yes and no

Allison Schrager, Bloomberg There is a frenetic, sweaty-palm feel to the US economy lately. Markets are looking frothy and consumers are anxious, and meanwhile the gambling and stock markets are

Japanese PM’s remarks on China signal dangerous militarism revival

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s extremely erroneous and hostile remarks on China have raised global alarm that she is leading Japan on a course to reviving its

The Nasdaq whale’s Nvidia sale smells desperate

Shuli Ren, Bloomberg Masayoshi Son, who runs the world’s biggest venture capital fund, is making waves again. His SoftBank Group Corp. has sold its entire stake

Current AI risks

Jorge Costa Oliveira Beyond the future risks associated with general artificial intelligence (AI) and superintelligent AIs, there are current threats that are seldom discussed — yet deserve to

The ‘supercenter’ effect: How massive, one-stop retailers fuel overconsumption – and waste

Suvrat Dhanorkar, Georgia Institute of Technology Imagine walking out of a Walmart, Target or Costco. As you push your large shopping cart to your car, you ask

Injecting momentum into global climate action

As the white paper China released on Saturday underscores in its opening sentence, “Earth is the only home of all humanity, and tackling climate change and promoting

National Games an embodiment of China’s strength, unity and progress

The 15th National Games, jointly hosted by Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau, opened on Sunday. The event comes at a crucial moment — as the main goals

Vanke is reigniting the debate China wants to bury

Shuli Ren, Bloomberg China seems to find solutions to the world’s thorniest economic problems. Its exports juggernaut is marching on despite President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The domestic

CIIE a platform for cooperation and innovation-driven growth

The eighth China International Import Expo opening in Shanghai from Wednesday to Monday next week confirms that China’s market remains one of the most promising destinations for

Why index funds and ETFs are good for retirees

Christine Benz, Morningstar Older adults likely began their investing careers before exchange-traded funds existed and have stuck with traditional mutual funds. But as retirement approaches, many

A great wealth transfer is happening in China

Shuli Ren, Bloomberg Have you and your relatives fought over ancestral homes and inheritance? I am raising an uncomfortable question, I know. China’s billionaire families have

Hong Kong universities are outshining Tsinghua

Shuli Ren, Bloomberg Hong Kong is quickly becoming a college town. The number of non-local students, mostly from China, has nearly doubled since 2021, with the surge

Building a shared future through deeper China-ASEAN synergy

Premier Li Qiang’s call for dialogue and consultation as a means to manage differences – delivered at the 28th ASEAN Plus Three Summit in Kuala Lumpur on

Not just rare earths

Jorge Costa Oliveira Since 2015, when China approved its industrial policy program “Made in China 2025,” Beijing’s ultimate goal has been to reduce the country’s dependence on

Plenum doubles down on opening-up to deepen engagement with the world

A major task on the agenda of the fourth plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in Beijing week was

SoftBank’s OpenAI ambition is too grand for banks

Shuli Ren, Bloomberg SoftBank Group Corp., the whale that has fattened the wallets of many wealthy Asians, is back to tease with high-yielding dollar bonds again.

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